Insights
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It is not enough simply to establish that a medical professional has breached their duty of care and acted negligently to succeed in a claim for medical negligence. To succeed...
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An inquest is opened by a coroner if there are reasons to believe someone has passed away from something other than natural causes. What is the purpose of the inquest?...
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Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £75,000 for a man who suffered a perforated oesophagus as a result of being given the...
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In our last Insights article about cabotage (available here) we promised to update you about the plans to allow the current cabotage rules to be relaxed. Government extends road haulage...
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We are all familiar with today’s severe supply chain problems including the acute shortage of lorry drivers. The underlying issues will likely continue for a considerable period of time. Often...
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Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement for Ms R, a woman whose appendix ruptured after a Cambridgeshire hospital failed to diagnose and treat...
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence describes Long Covid as symptoms of Covid-19 continuing for more than 12 weeks from infection. The current NHS list of Covid-19 symptoms...
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In an effort to put a stop to abuse of its Bounce Back Loan Scheme, the Government is currently considering a Bill which will assist the investigation of attempts by...
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Ashtons Legal is delighted to have won the Excellence in Business Services Award at the Norfolk & Norwich Law Society annual dinner at the weekend. The entry included reviews from...
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Ashtons Legal regards the recruitment and training of solicitors as a vital part of the development of the firm and as such has recently appointed five new trainee solicitors. All...
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Richard Foyster, who heads the specialist personal injury team at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial settlement for a man who was injured when another driver swerved into his path...
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We are delighted to announce that Ashtons Legal’s top tier Personal Injury team and Medical Negligence team have once again been shortlisted for ‘Catastrophic Injury Team of the Year’ at...
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